Spot 成
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
成 component
chéng · to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 成
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue成Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 成 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
城=
土
盛=
+皿
诚=
讠
晟=
日
铖=
钅
誠=
言
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 成 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
城市chéngshì
city
HSK 3.0 · L3城chéngcity walls
HSK 3.0 · L4诚实chéngshíhonest
HSK 3.0 · L4城区chéngqūCheng District or Chengqu, a district of Shanwei City 汕尾市[Shan4 wei3 Shi4], Guangdong
HSK 3.0 · L5真诚zhēnchéngsincere
HSK 3.0 · L5盛chéngto hold
HSK 3.0 · L6诚信chéngxìnhonesty
HSK 3.0 · L6城镇chéngzhèntown
HSK 3.0 · L6昌盛chāngshèngprosperous
HSK 3.0 · L7-9诚恳chéngkěnsincere
HSK 3.0 · L7-9城墙chéngqiángcity wall
HSK 3.0 · L7-9诚意chéngyìsincerity
HSK 3.0 · L7-9